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Comparison of micromagnetic parameters of the ferromagnetic semiconductors (Ga,Mn)(As,P) and (Ga,Mn)As

Tesa?ov�, N.; Butkovi?ov�, D.; Campion, R. P.; Rushforth, A. W.; Edmonds, K. W.; Wadley, P.; Gallagher, B. L.; Schmoranzerov�, E.; Troj�nek, F.; Mal�, P.; Motloch, P.; Nov�k, V.; Jungwirth, T.; N?mec, P.

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Authors

N. Tesa?ov�

D. Butkovi?ov�

K. W. Edmonds

PETER WADLEY PETER.WADLEY@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor in Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

B. L. Gallagher

E. Schmoranzerov�

F. Troj�nek

P. Mal�

P. Motloch

V. Nov�k

TOMAS JUNGWIRTH tomas.jungwirth@nottingham.ac.uk
Research Professor of Ferromagnetic Semiconductors

P. N?mec



Abstract

We report on the determination of micromagnetic parameters of epilayers of the ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As, which has an easy axis in the sample plane, and (Ga,Mn)(As,P), which has an easy axis perpendicular to the sample plane.We use an optical analog of ferromagnetic resonancewhere the laser-pulse-induced precession of magnetization is measured directly in the time domain. By the analysis of a single set of pump-and-probe magneto-optical data, we determined the magnetic anisotropy fields, the spin stiffness, and the Gilbert damping constant in these two materials. We show that incorporation of 10% of phosphorus in (Ga,Mn)As with 6% of manganese leads not only to the expected sign change of the perpendicular-to-plane anisotropy field but also to an increase of the Gilbert damping and to a reduction of the spin stiffness. The observed changes in the micromagnetic parameters upon incorporating P in (Ga,Mn)As are consistent with the reduced hole density, conductivity, and Curie temperature of the (Ga,Mn)(As,P) material.We also show that the apparent magnetization precession damping is stronger for the n=1 spinwave resonance mode than for the n=0 uniform magnetization precession mode.

Citation

Tesařová, N., Butkovičová, D., Campion, R. P., Rushforth, A. W., Edmonds, K. W., Wadley, P., …Němec, P. (2014). Comparison of micromagnetic parameters of the ferromagnetic semiconductors (Ga,Mn)(As,P) and (Ga,Mn)As. Physical review B: Condensed matter and materials physics, 90(15), Article 155203. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.90.155203

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 23, 2014
Online Publication Date Oct 23, 2014
Publication Date Oct 23, 2014
Deposit Date Jun 23, 2016
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Physical Review B
Print ISSN 1098-0121
Electronic ISSN 1550-235X
Publisher American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 90
Issue 15
Article Number 155203
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.90.155203
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/737766
Publisher URL http://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.90.155203

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